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The road to EmmausLuke 24:3-35Length: Long

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What does Jesus do with the two on the road, and when do they finally recognise him?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • What hope about your community have you quietly buried, the way they had?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • Who will you walk with and listen to this week before you offer them an answer?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who could you invite to a meal where the scriptures are opened?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Jesus, you walked with two people who had lost hope and you did not scold them — you opened the scriptures and broke bread. Walk with us the same way.